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ghe East.

VERMONT.-Rev. l.. L. Greene re-
moves from Bath, Me-, to take charge of
the parish at Springfield. = Rev. Mr..
Hoyt remains with the st. Johnsbury
parish. 1t is the first church in the State
to pay it's Convention quota for '88.-The
Sunday-school at Derby Lane has been
reorganized. Services are held every
other Sunday at Derby Line, Griffin's
Corners and Newport. Rev. Mr.. Nc
Glaughlin serves these churches as
preacher and pastoral festival and pa.
per for the benefit of the organ fund at
st. Adams realized $175.
Observation-Disclosures Intelli-
gence.-A movement is begun for the
establishment of parish In West Med
ford.-Mrs. W. A. Start, the President of
the Woman's Missionary Association, is
holding special services in behalf of that
important interest.-Rev. W. @. Sellick,
of Franklin, is to give series of Sunday
evening discourses in January on "Rs-
ligious Movements in Modern Times. =
Rev. w. Fl. Rider, of Gloucester, was pre-
scented with purse of $500 at his recent
reception.-Rev. FL. @. Vose, of Marion,
is dangerously i'll. Rev. Benton Smith is
supplying his pulpit. = The Peabody
ladies have been working "scheme OF
AS, BIS, C's, etc, instead Of fair. 1t is
carried on within the lines of the parish;
$400 have been received, and the "end |"
is not yet. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Sprague,
on Sunday closed course of lectures on
Universslism and Skepticism.--A Thanks
giving entertainment at South Boston
was SO successful that its repetition was
called for.-The new organ which has
recently been put in position in the
church at Lawrence, the gift Of Mr.. Wal
ter e. Parker, was used for the first time
Sunday. the 4th inst. Rev. Mr.. Gibbs,
the pastor, very appropriately chose for
his theme the subject of Music"
RHODE ISLAND.-PrOVidenee.-
work of building the new chapel for the
Ballou Universalist church was COM
menced about two weeks ago. 1t will be
built of wood with seating capacity of
about 140. 1t ia expected to be ready for
dedication by New Years dsy.-Rev. Mr..
Riggs parish and Church of the Media
tor loses one of its foremost helpers and
the Superintendent Of the Sunday school
in the death of Mr.. w. s. johnson. 1t is
loss which will be keenly felt not only
in Providence, but in all UNCONVENTIONAL
circles.
CONNECTICUT.-Rev. John Lyon, of
the Bridgeport parish, is suffering from
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ond church, Mr.. Powers is well-known
in the city through the noble work of this
association.
The first service was held in the
new church Sunday, Dec. 4. This date
was all the more interesting from the
fact that it was the fourth anniversary
from the organization of the parish. The
exercises we're held at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. II there were any need Of
proof that the Protestant denominations
of this modern day are surely gaining in
liberality it could be found in the fact
that President Northrop of the State Uni
versity (Congregationalist and Rev. Mr..
Stafford (MethodisD participated in the
exercises of the interesting occasion, as
noted in TIE UNIvERsAL1sT of last week.
W. s. Fl.
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lar form, cushioned pews instead Of opera
chairs being used. The building com
mittee has been as follows:
Messrs. James McMulleu, Frank Ad-
ANS, Thomas Goodale, Rev. l.. g Powers,
Mrs. M. l.. Knowlton.
The Board of Trustees is composed
Of james McMullen, Chairman; Messrs.
J. B. Lane, E. w. Trask, W. r. Guile,
Gilbert Clough, Frank Adams. The Su-
perintendent of the Sunday-school is
Mr.. f. P. Rundell. There is an efficient
Relief Committee connected with the par
ish. The work is done through the CEN
trial organization-the Associated Chari-
ties, body made up Of committees from
all the Protestant churches. The east
division has been acting under the
craftsmanship of Rev. Mr.. Powers since
the organization of the as ,ociation and
the wo'k of aiding the needy poor is
growing and broadening all the time,
and, In addition to his work in the Sec
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-21
Ferd. Ward, the Sing Sing Printer.

A few steps to the South from the
keepers office is the printing shop of
the institution, says a Sing Sing letter.
1t consists of one small room in which
all the apparatus of printing are in
cluded. There is only one workman.
He sets the type, corrects the galleys,
locks up the forms, takes proofs and
does the presswork. The press stands
ON a bench at one side, the cases at the
other, and the walls are covered from
top to bottom with specimens of the
printers art, taken mainly from the col
umns of the illustrated newspapers. The
typogTapher whose sanctum is this room
is a man who has caused q great
deal of talk in his time, devised the
most astounding schemes for MAX
ing money, the memory of whose SEN
sational career will not soon fade away.
His name is Ferdinand Ward. He was
stopping over box on the floor when
the keeper entered, watching with keen
enjoyment spaniel surrounded by
litter of very young pups. He glanced
up with a smile and said, "Ihat was
good place for her, wasn't it, Mr.. Con-
naughton; I'm glad she made her bed
there, for l am very fond of dogs.
The keeper assented briefly, and pro
ceded to point out to the visitor the
various features of the room. Ward
stepped to the bench and picked up
proof that he had just taken and hand
ed it to Mr.. Connaughton for inspec-
ton. The prisoner was dressed like
the other convicts, with the exception
of straw hat instead of the regulation
striped cap. He was evidently pleased
with his work, and perhaps had failed
to see that it was amateurish in several
respects, although the selection of the
type showed good taste.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-21
NEW YORK ON WHEELS.
Remarkable Equipages that May be
Seen Up Town-Mr. Vanderbilt's
Buggy.
From the Savannah News.

New York is brilliant when ON wheels.
The care that is lavished on the stables of
men and women here makes the east
drive in the Park the most brilliant and
~showy place in New York. Fifth Ave
nue. is lined with harness shops and the
salesrooms of big carriage factories, and
no man achieves eminence in society
SO quickly as the one who shines
through the perfection of his stable
sThe American girl is pushing herself
forward II the east drive of the Park
as she is everywhere else. She is not
content to lOll in a victoria like her sis
ter in Paris, OF sit primly in corner OF
British brougham. She drives. Moth
ing faxes her, and occasionally she is
what the vulgar call ga sight. !"
For instance, yesterday | saw big I
cart rolling down the drive with an
amount of pOmposity, noise and show
that would shame an Old-time circus
band wagon. 1t was magnificent cart
The wheels were red and very big and
heavy, the body bottle-green and the
seats higher than the top of the average
closed carriage. There was a magniti-
cent team of bays to the cart groomed
till their coats shone like satin. They
were about seventeen hands high, per
fectly matched, and they pounded the
earth with their giant hoofs like SO many
animated pile drivers The big steel
chains that ran from their collars to the
pole of the cart changed and ratified as
they rushed along the drive, the very
personification of power and force. On
the seat high above their heads and
holding the big white ribbons in her
tiny hands sat a girl of perhaps 10 years,
with slim arms, delicate features, and
a fragile waist. She held her hands
well up, with the whip hanging cross
wise, and her feet were braced firmly.
By her side sat serene and placid
young woman of about the same age,
who lolled back gracefully under Grim
son parasol, and who seemed to regard
her driver with the mos serene conf
dence. On the rear seat was n big En-
Glish groom with his hands clasped on
his knees and his eyes half starting from
his head. There were 10000 carriages
whirling along the Park, and the girl on
the box seat missed about 5000 Of them
by nothing less than miracle. She
was able to guide the horses by mig Ghty
tug on one rein OF the other, but all the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-21
At the West Point Riding Hall.

1t is accounted ''great fun" to witness
the first rides of the yearlings, SO we
will 90 down there and laugh at their
mishaps. Mounting the stairs to the
gallery, we look down upon q large
space strewn with tanbark, at one efd
OF which is O row of some twenty horses
with watering brides. Soon the per
formers file IN and come to halt IN
/ froat of the horses. Do they flAteHAa 60
| ride with only watering bride, with
out even saddle or blankets They will
try to, at all events. The instructor
commands:
'sStand to horsel Prepare to mount.
Mount
In obedience to his command the
cadets spring, struggle, leap and kick in
their efforts to bestride their steeds.
The moment they are mounted several
horses develop astonishing bucking pro-
pensities, to the anguish of their riders
and the delight of the gallery. Now
they start around the hall at walk. 1t
seems rather tame, doesn't itG But
soon the command, "Irot!" is given,
and the fun begins. The poor fellows
bounce about on the horses backs like
india rubber boys, and wabble from side
to side like jumping jacks. The trot is
accelerated, the horses take the gallop,
and dash around the hall, tumbling
their riders in heaps at the corners,
while those who by chance are still
mounted grasp frantically at their
horses names. Finally the gait is re-
duced to walk, line is formed, the dis
mounted yearlings, nothing daunted,
catch their horses and remount, and
then the performance is repeated. Ii
we had visited the gymnasium and fenc-
ing academy in the morning we should
have seen sections of the Fourth Glass
exercising under rigid system of in
struction; and if from there we had
gone to the riding hall at the hour OF
First Glass attendance we should have
seen exhibited the high degree of mus
cular skill and activity to which the
system of training in gymnasium and
riding hall brings cadets. For First
Glass cadets ride like Indians. 1t is
immaterial to them whether they have
saddle or blanket or ride bareback.
They leap hurdles, go through the sabre
exercise, and are adopts at pistol prac-
tice; they mount, dismount, vault their
horses and pick up articles from the
ground, all while at full speed; they ride
forward, backward, sideways and
doubIe: living down, kneeling and stand
ing up. Visitors at the riding hall dur
ing First Glass hours go to admire, not
to laugh. st. Nicholas.
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Losing a Fortune.

The possibilities of mining ventures
in the West, as well as some of the dis
appointments, have an illustration in n
story that Ex-Governor S. T. Hauser, of
Montana, tells. His former partner, A.
E. Davis, now conducting an indepen-
dent banking business in Helena, at one
time loaned 81 800 to miner of Butte
City. The interest was rolling up at
the rate of three per cent. a month, and
the total Indebtedness had reached
So, 300 when the miner agreed to turn
over the property to Mr.. Davis in full
payment of his debt. Davis accepted
the proposition and then offered Hauser
a half interest for 81 $50. Hauser was
in the banking business, and while per-
fectly willing to make the arrangement
with Davis, objected on banking princi-
pie to pay any portion of the interest.
He offered Davis $3.50, or half the prin-
cipal invested, for half interest. Davis
refused and put up a small mill on the
property, which has since been known
as the Lexington Mine, put men to work
and developed it. In years time he
had take out $3.50, 900 worth of gold and
silver ore. The second year, with a
further outlay for machinery, he took
out $500, 600 of ore and then sold thir-
teen-sixteenths of the mine for a cool
81, 100000. Governor Hauser has been
kicking himself ever since to think how
narrowly he missed his share in this
venture.
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A Case of Clear Grit.

AS a young officer doing duty with a
Madras cavalry regiment, Sir Edward
Bradford was a keen sportsman. One
day when tiger shooting he ''missed his
mark" and soon found himself in a
tigers clutches. 1t was an anxious mo-
ment, few of his friends being at hand.
AS sportsman of experience, Sir Ed
ward knew well that his best course was
to lie quietly and sham death. The
tiger surveyed his prey, looked around,
and, thinking all was safe, set steadily
to work to make its meal. Taking the
young officers hand in his mouth it was
steadily disposed of, and the arm eaten
to the elbow before Sir Edwards com
panions came up and released him. The
cool resolution of the man i'll feigning
death had been the means of saving
what has nee proved to be q most val
liable life, for as Sir Edward says when
telling the story, had he moved, or ut
tered even a groan, the tiger would have
put an end to his existence before going
on with his repast.
OF course, the shattered arm had TO
be removed from the shoulder. 1t may
be imagined what the suffering was
which the victim endured while lying,
quite conscious, in the power of voIa-
cious "man- eater"
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Struggle with a Mad Wolf.

An Odessa (Russia) dispatch to the
London DaiIy Neacs, says: L saw this
morning at the Odessa BacteriologicaI
Hospital, five peasants, just arrived from
the district of Ismail, all of whom had
been bitten by mad wolf. Among
them was one who told me that a few
days ago, i'll the gray of the early morn
ing, he was i'll his little faTmyard when
something sprang on his back and of
again. He turned instantly to find him
self face to face with large and angry
looking wolf, whose head and jaws were
bespattered with foam. 1t was evidently
rabid, and the brave old man rushed
upon his assailant, thrust his left hand
into the animals mouth and seized It's
tongue, while with his right hand he
endeavored to strangle the brute. a
terrible struggle followed. The wolf 5
fangs met through the mans hand and
held it like Il vice. After nearly 10 MN
utes' st, IL rgle the old man threw nm
self bodily upon the wolf, still strug-
Cling desperately, and for the first Tune
called for assistance. Several neighbors
hurried to the spot and dispatched the
wolf, whose jaws never relaxed even IN
death. A file was brought and the
VOLTS lower jaw removed. The old
mans left hand is in dreaefully lacer-
ated condition, but he is more or less
torn all over the body.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-21
Advice for the Ministers.

A young man who recently graduated
from an Eastern theological school went
out to Murray, in the Ceur d 'Alene coun-
try, to take charge of church. The
largest gambling hall i'll the town was
cleared for his accommodation the first
Sunday, one table on which Spanish
monte was usually dealt being left for
him to stand behind. A large stock
register book was laid on this, which
was supposed to represent bible. The
whole town turned out and the young
divine preached powerful sermon. In
it he strongly denounced gambling,
horse racing, drinking and profanity.
That afternoon lie was called on by
committee of leading citizens, one of
whom said
"Pardner, thar's little matter we'd
like to talk over with ye. am the
chairman Nv the vigilance committee"
'Is it possible 2"
"Mighty possbl capt'n, the cussed-
est possible thing ye ever seed. Wot
we come here to say is that we don't ap-
prove o yer preachin'.
'I am very sorry that such is the
case, but 1 can't see how can change
it."
Cant, hey2 Well, I reckon yell hev
to. Ye'ye got 'er let up on hollerin'
agin gamblin', an horse-racin', an
swearin', an Ticker. Them things air
all 1owable here, an air highly recon-
mended by the leadin' citizens, an the
clergy has got 'er fall inter line. As
committee we moseyed up here to warn
ye, an taint our style to warn moren
once"
"But, my dear sir, what can [ preach
against-I must denounce something?"
"What can ye preach agin2 Well, [
swar! Haint there wickedness 'nough
in this country 'thout goin' outer yer
way to Jump onter sich things? Preach
agin hoss-stealin' an jumpin' mineral
claims, Nv course. Rip EN- up the
back an tramp on 'em! Then there's
original sin--tech that up once in a
while. Jes' confine ycrself to these
things an the boys will jes' crowd in to
hear an cheer yer every time We make a
q good pint. "-Ddfota BeH.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-21
He Could Spell Fly.

"That postal card recalls one Of the
most important events of my life; al
least [ thought so about that time" sale
Mr.. Sam Fulton, the well known depu
ty in the City Clerks Office of Atlanta
to a newspaper reporter.
And as he spoke Mr.. Fulton hel6
high above his head p p0stal card Or
one side was Mr.. F'ult 5 name and OF
the other was written:
Can You spell fly r.
letters-so large that they could have
been distinguished by a blind man a
mile off.
''Now," said Mr.. Fulton, as he smiled
upon the card, ''that carries me back to
the time when [ was boy of nine or
ten years. 1t carries me back to time
[ never thought of gray hairs
cone day L was in school sitting by
the man who wrote this card-we were
boys together-and L caught a fly in my
hand. The teacher saw me scoop my
hand over the desk as I caught the fly,
and as [ was holding him up-the fly L
mean-to look at him, the teacher called
out:
"'Did you catch a fy!'
" yes, sir, [ answered, blushing.
We'll, hold him, he said.
81 knew that teacher well-so did all
the boys-and L knew that [ had better
hold that fly if [ wanted peace. Well,
I held him, and when my class was
called up to recite, that teacher made
me hold that fly away above my head
and spell fly. You bet L spelled the
word, too, before let him 60"
'And what has that card to do with
it 2"
"Oh, nothing; only I haven't seen
or heard of the man who wrote it since
the day he heard me spell fly, until [
got this card to-day. Somehow he
learned where I was and sent me this
card. Those certainly were good days.
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rest had to be left to their trainino I


| rest had to be left to their training IT,
was evident that they scarcely knew she
was at the other end of the reins
The struggle to get sometime ont Of
the ordinary was instanced a moment
later by the appearance of a gentleman
who is variously known as "No Mans
Friend" and tie Baron of Baccaso+ ("
He had small two-wheeled cart and
neatly groomed bobtail black mare.
The mare was the color of ink. She
hadn't a white spot on her. Every
pasy OF the cart was pure white. It NAV
have been ash, polished and whitened,
but whatever the wood was, it was al
most the color of driven snow. Even
he spokes of the wheels were virgin
white, but the grain of the wood could
easily be seen in them. The leather
cushings and tTappings were white. and
there was prettily embroidered white
robe over the shaky knees of the baron.
He dressed entirely in black and his
sombre face was in sharp contrast to
the gay little iSai, la. The black mare
wore huge N sate canvass collar, white
reins and white traces. They looked
dClbly' brilliant against her black coat,
This turnout was the sensation of the
Park during the day. Tomorrow no.
body will notice it, and the Baron will
be reduced to some other scheme to
attract attention.
A back county sheriff would have been
astonished at the possibilities of the
prlmeval buggy if he had seen one that
passed near the entrance to the Park.
1t was the buggy, pure and simple, but
it was of such exquisite workmanship
that it showed the great advance that
the carriage makers had made in recent
years. The wheels are almost like a
spiders web; and the body was as light
and fragile as a jewel case. 1t was
swung on sidebar spings, of course, and
the team of light sorrels ran far ahead
and very wide apart. They were not
trotting horses, but high bred, light
weight English carriage horses, trained
to move in sharp canter and in perfect
unison. They were not checked, but
they held their heads like the familiar
pictures of the Arab steeds, and their
fire and dash were worth going a long
distance to see. The back of the buggy
was down, and in it, holding the reins
carelessly, was man with clear-cut
profile, blue eyes, and little square
patches of closely clipped whiskers in
front of each ear He is worth about
$500, ,000,0 but he drives a buggy just
as his father and grand father did be-
fore him. 1t was Cornelius Wander
bilt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-21

The Boston Transcript tells the follow
ing story of veteran sea captain:
Captain Stephen Taylor, of Boston,
spent good deal of time at Honolulu,
between one voyage and another, and
was always treated as person to whom
Il great deal of consideration was due.
He visited the royal family quite often
and was there received by His Majesty,
| King Hamehameha, who was known as
King Aleck' by the American and
English residents, on terms of absolute
equality.
One day there was n state procession
in the streets of Honolulu, and the ma
tvs had gathered from all over the king
dom to do honor to royalty. Among
the crowd and leaning nonchalantly
against tree with a quld in his mouth
and his big Panama hat on his head,
was Captain Stephen Taylor. Presently
there was blare of horns down the
street, and the head of the royal process
sion came into view. Off went the head
gear of those natives who had any head
gear but Captain Taylor remained Cog
cred, making no other movement than
to roll his quid to the other cheek.
"Why don't you take off your hat,
captain!" asked native who spoke
English.
The captain vouchsafed no reply. But
presently as the royal party drew near,
an Englishman said to him:
Hadn't you better uncover, captain2'
"NO!" said he. 81 never took off my
hat to a Niger yet, and never will. "
1t was rude speech, but not meant
insultingiy, quite evidently, for the next
moment the royal party came quite
abreast, and Captain Stephen, still with
his Panama set nonchalantly on the back
of his head, called out cheerily to the
King:
"Hello, Aleck -
The King looked an instant at the
captain and then called out in quite as
CHEEKY a tone:
"Hello, Steyel"
And the cortege moved on amid the
applause of the crowd, convincing one
Englishman that Boston sea captain
was at least as great man as King Of
Hawaii.